[Webinar] From Yes And To Thank You: How Improvisation & Behavioral Science Make Work Better

[Webinar] From Yes And To Thank You: How Improvisation & Behavioral Science Make Work Better

June 10, 2020

1:30pm - 2:30pm ET

Webinar presented by The Institute for Performance and Learning. To attend, please register here.‍

Kelly Leonard builds off the improvisation-based principles from his bestselling book "Yes, And," to discuss an initiative he co-leads with the Center for Decision Research at the Booth School of Business at The University of Chicago. The Second Science Project looks at behavioral science through the lens of improvisation. Kelly will talk about the insights that have come from this partnership and talk about the key areas where evidence-based science meets improvisational pedagogy. Kelly will also toss in a few stories of some of the famous figures he's worked with in his 30+ career at The Second City.

At this webinar, you will learn:

• Specific improv exercises you can use at work or at home to help foster creativity and better communication.
• Kelly will take you through the process and outcomes from some of the work done in The Second Science Project lab.
• You will get a backstage pass to hear stories about the creative practices of some of the alumni Kelly has worked with, such as: Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and Keegan-Michael Key.
• Kelly will also talk about some of the cutting-edge work that Second City is doing in bringing improvisational practices to caregivers and communities afflicted with social anxiety, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

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